Surveys

Survey operations by vessel Fugro Brasilis are ongoing until 31 December 2026 off Guyana; wide berth requested.

North Atlantic Ocean · NAVAREA IV 98/26

What this record establishes

Listed in force

The latest collected record lists this warning as active. This is the status of the notice, not a live observation of conditions at the location.

Source and dates: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt). Issued 2026-02-03 17:15Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:41Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-01 05:32Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: North Atlantic Ocean. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Atlantic Ocean →

issued: 2026-02-03 17:15Z
status: Listed in force
self-cancels: 2027-01-01 00:01Z
NAVAREA: NAVAREA IV
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 7.842, -56.821
vessel: M/V FUGRO BRASILIS · 14 messages
nearest port: Georgetown · 101 nm
source: NGA MSI in-force warnings (DailyMem*.txt) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:41Z

Original warning text

NORTH ATLANTIC.
GUYANA.
1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 31 DEC 26
   BY M/V FUGRO BRASILIS IN AREA BOUND BY:
   08-00.00N 057-09.90W, 08-00.00N 056-28.70W,
   07-41.00N 056-28.70W, 07-41.10N 057-09.90W.
   WIDE BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010001Z JAN 27.

Reading this warning

Survey operations: A research or survey vessel is mapping the seabed or water column, often while towing equipment.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Wide berth requested: Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.

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Conditions at the position · now

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · survey operations

296 within 180 nm since 2014 · 17 in the last 12 months · 13 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Survey operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by vessel bos princess in area bound by 08-09.73N 057-09.73W,…Surveys · 4.5 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V prinsengracht in area bound by 08-03.09N 056-46.88W,…Surveys · 8.8 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by vessel ocv normand navigator in area bound by 08-00.65N…Surveys · 10 nm
Pipeline operations in progress thru 31 dec 26 by the following vessels: c-confidence, c- installer,…Cable ops · 10.2 nm
Pipeline operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V saipem constellation in area bound by 08-07.37N…Cable ops · 11.9 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V c-worker 1 in area bound by 07-54.85N 057-06.47W,…Surveys · 12.8 nm
Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V bourbon calm and M/V bourbon sapphire in areas…Surveys · 15.8 nm
Survey operations 01 sep thru 20 nov 26 by M/V hos ridgewind in area bound by 07-44.74N 056-13.99W,…Surveys · 17.9 nm
Underwater operations in progress until 31 dec 26 by osv aldemir souza tide in area bound by 08-15.96N…Surveys · 19 nm
Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V moonrise g in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 61.9 nm
Survey operations in progress until 15 nov by M/V bgp prospector in area bound by 07-50.19N 058-24.50W,…Surveys · 61.9 nm
Survey operations in progress until 16 nov by M/V sea horse II in area bound by 07-57.54N 058-27.64W,…Surveys · 72.5 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

55 survey operations listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-01 05:32Z; source collection times vary.

Surveys

Hydrographic and scientific survey vessels, often towing long arrays. All current survey operations →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.